SINGAPORE OUTLINES

Creation of Singapore Outlines

The outlines of the buildings as seen on our maps in Streetdirectory.com are created using 1m, 10m and 20m satellite images. We are one of the few companies in Singapore that are authorised by the police department to use the satellite images.

10m Satellite Data

Example of a 10m Satellite Data showing the eastern part of Singapore & Johor

Digitizing Process

The entire Singapore was painstakingly digitized by the cartography team.

It took over 1 month to digitize the entire Singapore making sure that every detail is captured.

The digitized outline of Singapore

The digitised data is then added with colours. The shape of Singapore is completed.

Other more-defined items such as reservoirs, parks, railways, golf courses, major roads, expressway, airports, piers, MRT Stations and other landmarks etc are slowly traced using the satellite images.

Parks

Shore Lines

Beaches

Reservoirs, Lakes & Rivers

Airport

Piers

MRT & LRT

Once all the outlining is done, the image of Singapore will take shape as follows.

Singapore outline complete with all the major information

Each outlined area is then filled with its own colour according to Streetdirectory.com's specification

Names & X,Y

Once the process above is completed, building names and other major landmarks are then added onto the maps to create the level 1, 2 & 3 maps which you currently see online.

Read more on how the building outlines and road networks are created for Maps in Level 5, 6 & 7 (including how the road names and building names are captured).